The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-06-23
NEWS AND NOTES.

NEWS AND NOTES.
Russia has forbidden Coreans or
Chinese to settle within Russian terri
tory bordering on Corea or japan.
The Young Mans Democratic Club
Of Hudson county, N. j.. has organic
ed movement to secure funds for
monument to the late General McClel-
Ian.
Benjamin Clarke, for twenty years
Cheyenne and Arapahoe interpreter at
the agency Of these tribes in the Indian
territory, is the author of Histol and
Dictionary Of the Cheyennes.
Nine. Tussaud now exhibits Queen
victoria's first doll, first shoes and
first gloves; and various other memen-
toes Of the royal nursery: also a piece
Of her majesty's wedding cake.
Lady Randolph Churchill is still SO
American that occasionally drapes her.
self in stars and stripes. When they
want "a Goddess of Liberty on the
other side, Lady Randolph can grace
fully mount decorated car.
Ex-Vice- President Hannibal Hamlin,
who will be 78 in August assures his
friends that he feels like healthy man
Of SO, and is constantly counting back
under vague feeling that mistake
has been made in estimating his years.
Six widows live on six adjoining
farms in the Town of Venango, Pa.
and, what is more remarkable, they are
all Hendersons, being the widows of
the late Henderson brothers-Thomas.
Samuel, Andrew, Stewart. William,
Alexander.
Miss Lippincott, the daughter Of
Grace Greenwood, has had to abandon
opera owing to the loss Of voice through
severe cold contracted in Italy last
winter. The climate of Italy can't be
SO very much better than that Of
America, after MI.
Editor William O'Brien, the agitator,
has his little romance. In the early
days Of his journalistic career in Dub
lin he married soubret at one of the
theatres. The result was not happy:
they proved nncongenial and separated.
Beinga Catholic, there is no divorce
for him.
Mrs. A. T. Stewards grandniece.
Miss Clinch. is reported to be engaged
to NJ. Merillon, the son of French
banker at Pau. Miss Clinch is an
heiress to some three millions, and it
is intimated that the prospective groom
is likely to be decidedly active with the
prospective millions.
Mrs. Lucy B. Young. tenth wife Of
Brigham Young. recently passed
through San Francisco on her way to
Honolulu to visit a married daughter
Mrs. Young candidly admitted that she
did not like Mormonism, and thinks
that sooner or later it must be wiped
out.
James c. Flood. the California Million
aire, is said to be very sick man, and
the public may expect to hear Of his
death at any moment. He went some
weeks ago to Paso Robles Springs for
his health, and he has returned to San
Francisco unimproved. His nerves
are said to be badly shattered.
Col. James Andrews of Allegheny
City will probably be chosen by the
stockholders of the Eads Ship Railway
at Tehuantepec as the late Capt. Eads'
successor rs engineer Of the project.
Thirty wealthy gentlemen have $780,
100000 invested in the scheme. includ-
ing William Thaw. George Westing-
house, d. o. Barr. and Gilbert L.
Rafferty,.
Lady Seton has probably the earliest
autograph letter of Queen Victoria in
existence. 1t was addressed to Sir
Henry Seton, and contains in child's
print characters these words; ..How
do you do my dear Sir Henry? Your
little friend. Victoria" There is never
any telling what ones jubilee celebra-
ton will turn up.
| George Francis Trains. principal cc-
cupation at this time is said to be liN-
ing in Madison Square park and make
friends with the children and the birds.
Every year the speech which he made
n quarter of century ago. and III
which he predicted that Omaha would
become a great and prosperous city,
is reproduced by all the Omaha papers.
i Two young bellies appeared at Bos-
ton dinner q few days ago with SER
pcnts apparently tattoed on their arms
instead Of bracelets and 4 circle Of
strawberries and strawberry leaves
round the neck, exquisitley done, both
rs to color and drawing. and produc-
ing striking effect. Though it re-
sembled tatooing, it was, of course.
some thin substance excellcntly painted.
and made to adhere to the skin.
Miss Minnie r. Pollock. recently APP.
pointed Commissioner of Deeds by the
New York Board of Aldermen, is likel,
,, to have trouble in entering upon hel
Office. 1t is said that the County Clerk
will refuse to administer the oath o1
Office to Miss Pollock. she being tn,
first woman appointed to such posit-
ion in this country. The law on the
subject is not quite clear, and the At
torney- General has decided that womcl
are not eligible to such appointments
Prof. Palmer of Omaha, who ha
taken the road as i mind-reader, is in
dorsed by one Of the papers Of that city a
las good barber rs can be found
He can strop 4 razor with all the grac
Of = practiced artist. He may not al
ways sizelup the intellectual or interpse
tie ileeting thoughts which get unde
his microscope, but when it comes t,
rubbing bay rum into tender chin II,
mind-reader who ever appeared befor
he Car can hold Il candle to him.
: Pratrick Briody and wife Honora
who IS grandniece Of Daniel O'Con
nell, the Irish patriot, with their 81,
daughters. arrived in New York Sun
day. Mrs. Briody's maiden name wa
Honora Lenihan. She is the daughte
of Ellen Teresa . Sullivan, whose moth